noun🔗ShareDes excusesThe act of saying sorry; an apology."My sorry for being late to school this morning was not accepted by the teacher. "Mes excuses pour être arrivé en retard à l'école ce matin n'ont pas été acceptées par le professeur.attitudecommunicationemotionlanguagemoralguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDésolé, navré(of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone."I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident."Je suis désolé de vous avoir marché sur les pieds. C'était un accident.emotionhumanattitudecharactermindmoralguiltessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDésolé, navréPoor, pitifully sad or regrettable."The storm left his garden in a sorry state."La tempête a laissé son jardin dans un état désolant.emotionattitudeconditionsufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePitoyable, minablePathetic and inferior to the point of causing others disgust."Bob is a sorry excuse for a football player."Bob est une piètre excuse de joueur de football.attitudecharacternegativeemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareDésolé, pardonExpresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.""Sorry," she said, "I forgot to bring my homework." "« Désolée », dit-elle, « j'ai oublié d'apporter mes devoirs. »emotionattitudemoralcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗SharePardon?Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly."Sorry? What was that? The phone cut out."Pardon ? Qu'est-ce que c'était ? Le téléphone a coupé.communicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗SharePardonUsed to correct oneself in speech."There are four — sorry, five — branches of the store locally."Il y a quatre – pardon, cinq – succursales du magasin localement.languagecommunicationlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading